Connecting To A Wireless Network; Connecting To An Existing Wlan - HP Envy 17-1181 Getting Started

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enabling or disabling Windows Firewall, choose to enable the
firewall.

Connecting to a wireless network

Wireless technology transfers data across radio waves instead of wires.
Your computer may be equipped with one or more of the following
wireless devices:
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Wireless local area network (WLAN) device
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HP Mobile Broadband Module, a wireless wide area network
(WWAN) device
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Bluetooth® device
For more information on wireless technology and connecting to a
wireless network, refer to the HP Notebook Reference Guide and
information and Web site links provided in Help and Support.

Connecting to an existing WLAN

1. Turn on the computer.
2. Be sure that the WLAN device is on.
3. Click the network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the
taskbar.
4. Select a network to connect to.
5. Click Connect.
6. If required, enter the security key.
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If you are prompted within the wizard to choose between